Søren Sveistrup
Danish screenwriter · Denmark · On the map · Writers · Born 1968 · age 58
Søren Sveistrup is a Danish screenwriter and author. His credits include Nikolaj og Julie and Forbrydelsen . His first novel, Kastanjemanden, a crime novel, was published in 2018 and adapted into a Netflix television series,The Chestnut Man, in 2021, for which he was head writer and executive producer.
Søren Sveistrup is read about 199 times a day, in 10 languages.
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Sofie Gråbøl Søren wrote The Killing and The Day Will Come
Lars Mikkelsen Søren wrote The Killing and The Day Will Come
Bjarne Henriksen Søren wrote The Killing and Taxa
Claes Bang Søren wrote Taxa, Nikolaj og Julie and Hotellet
David Dencik Søren wrote The Snowman and The Killing
Søren Malling Søren wrote The Killing and Taxa
Nicolas Bro Søren wrote The Killing and Taxa
Peter Mygind Søren wrote The Killing and Taxa
Søren Pilmark Søren wrote The Killing and Taxa
Morten Suurballe Søren wrote The Killing and Hotellet
Sonja Richter Søren wrote The Killing and The Day Will Come
Carsten Bjørnlund Søren wrote The Killing and Hotellet
Peter Aalbæk Jensen Produced The Day Will Come (2016)
Søren Spanning Søren wrote The Killing, Taxa and Hotellet
Jesper Asholt Søren wrote Taxa, Nikolaj og Julie and Hotellet
Solbjørg Højfeldt Søren wrote The Killing and The Day Will Come
Martin Scorsese Produced The Snowman (2017)
Jo Nesbø Produced The Snowman (2017)
Bent Mejding Søren wrote The Killing and Taxa
Lars Brygmann Søren wrote Taxa and Off Track
Laura Christensen Søren wrote The Killing and Taxa
Anders W. Berthelsen Søren wrote The Killing and Taxa
Klaus Bondam Søren wrote Taxa and Nikolaj og Julie
Thomas W. Gabrielsson Søren wrote The Killing and Hotellet
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His second novel,Tælle til en, tælle til to, was published in 2024, which will also be adapted into the follow-up television series for the Chestnut Man, releasing on May 7th 2026. Søren Sveistrup has received numerous Danish and international awards for his work, including an International Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award (Forbrydelsen), and a Barry Award.
